Zarif reaffirms Iran’s support for resistance

Foreign Minister reaffirms Iran’s support for the Palestinian resistance against Israeli crimes following the regime’s recent killings in Gaza, noting Tehran plans to follow up on the issue at the UN and other international bodies.

Publish date : Wednesday 4 April 2018 13:02

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In a Wednesday telephone conversation with Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh, Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed solidarity with the Palestinian nation over the deaths of 18 protesters in Gaza at the hands of Israeli military forces.

The top Iranian diplomat underlined the need for the United Nations and the Muslim world to take comprehensive measures in support of the Palestinian people and in condemnation of Israel’s atrocities.

Iran plans to pursue Israel’s latest crimes against Palestinians at the UN General Assembly, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Zarif added.

Haniyeh, for his part, expressed gratitude for Tehran’s policies in support of the Palestinian resistance movement and briefed Zarif on the latest developments in Gaza.

The Hamas official also asked the Iranian foreign minister, who is now in Ankara for a summit on Syria, to raise the issue of Palestine during talks with Turkish and Russian leaders.

On Friday, Gazans marched to the fence with the occupied lands at the start of a six-week protest, dubbed “The Great March of Return,” demanding the right to return for Palestinians driven out of their homeland.

The first day of the demonstrations turned violent after Israeli forces used tear gas and live fire against the Palestinians, killing 18 and injuring almost 1,500 Gazans.

Prior to the mass demonstration, the Israeli military had deployed special forces, including 100 snipers to Gaza’s border, and authorized its forces to open fire on unarmed protesters.
Multiple human rights organizations have come out in full condemnation of Israel’s violent raids on the civilian mass protests in the besieged sliver.